What is CVE-2022-28656?

CVE-2022-28656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apport_project Apport, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-28656?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Apport_project Apport

CVE-2022-28656

is_closing_session() allows users to consume RAM in the Apport process

EPSS: 0.002 (9.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apport_project Apport
Canonical Ltd. Apport — versions 0
Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 18.04, 20.04, 21.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

security@ubuntu.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28656?: CVE-2022-28656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apport_project Apport, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-28656?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.